Obedience can feel restricting if we’re doing it for approval. God is not adding gold stars to a sticker chart when we obey. We’re not “in the club,” or good enough if we do enough good.
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Weekends With Spurgeon – When God Doesn’t Answer
“I called him, but he gave me no answer.” Song of Solomon 5:6 Prayer sometimes tarries, like a petitioner at the gate, until the King comes forth to fill her bosom with the blessings which she seeks. The Lord, when he has given great faith, has been known to try […]
Dwelling in the Shadow: Peace and Vision in the Pandemic
What you focus on determines the peace that you have. The peace that you have determines the storms that you can sleep through. The storms that you sleep through are the ones you have authority over.
Biblical Art: Returning to God’s Paradigm
The beauty that will save the world is the same beauty that we, through the Spirit of God, can access and manifest in our human creativity even now.
From “Jesus Walks” to “Jesus is King”: The Evolution of Kanye West
Well, Kanye West is for Jesus, and he’s gathering one of the motliest crew of celebrities, hip-hop fans, artists, believers, and sceptics that the world has ever seen.
Scholarly Sanctification
If you come out of your years of studies keenly aware of your lack of knowledge, like you’ve just scratched the surface of what you don’t know, I hope you embrace it. Owning your limitations helps you step into greater wholeness, and there’s nothing quite like attending school to catalyze that process.
Life
Dwelling in the Shadow: Peace and Vision in the Pandemic
What you focus on determines the peace that you have. The peace that you have determines the storms that you can sleep through. The storms that you sleep through are the ones you have authority over.
Culture
Technology and the Kingdom of God Part 1: A Way of Seeing
As Christians, we should be careful not to fall into the trap of the technological gospel, which says that we can invent our way to immortal life and the perfection of our environment.
Church
What The Daughters of Zelophehad Can Teach Modern Feminists
To find a clear Biblical expression of feminism in action, one only needs to read the book of Numbers. The 27th chapter details a story about the daughters of Zelophehad. These daughters were five sisters who challenged societal rules regarding inheritance rights. At the time, women were banned from inheriting property solely because of their gender. The daughters went to Moses to challenge the law. When Moses went to God to reaffirm inheritance rights, God sided with the daughters and granted them property.
The account beautifully demonstrates how God views the treatment of women in our society but also provides several primary lessons worth extracting.
